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Blue as Blue Jeans (Biscuit McKee Mysteries Book 4) Kindle Edition

by Fran Stewart (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
4.2 4.2 out of 5 stars 35 ratings
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Sam returns to Martinsville after an absence of several decades, just in time for the annual Halloween celebration at the town library. Biscuit, the town librarian, is the only one who's not in on the joke as long-time residents recall some of Sam's antics as a kid—antics apparently shared with Biscuit's relatively new husband Bob.

 

When a grisly murder is discovered the next day, with a body tangled in the storm wreckage of the town dock, Bob and Biscuit—and of course Biscuit's cat Marmalade—are caught up in the repercussions of long ago events that came to call that stormy Halloween night.

 

Review: It is with pleasure that we can welcome the fourth installment of Fran Stewart's "rainbow" mystery series featuring the wholly feline Marmalade and her human companion, Biscuit McKee.

 

Unlike so many cat stories that turn cats into cutesy sleuths, the Biscuit McKee Mystery Series allows Marmalade to be a cat. Anyone who truly knows cats will appreciate Marmalade—McKee's wholly independent, sincerely loving, completely feline, empathic partner in life and crime.

 

If you are new to the series, do please enjoy your trip to Martinsville in Blue as Blue Jeans, but don't stop here. Go back and see what happened in Orange as Marmalade, Yellow as Legal Pads, and Green as a Garden Hose. Then, with the rest of us, wait in anticipation for the rest of the rainbow to reveal its colors.

--Brian J. Corrigan
Award-Winning author of The Poet of Loch Ness and Professor of Renaissance Literature,
North Georgia College and State University

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FRAN STEWART lives and writes quietly in her house beside a creek on the other side of Hog Mountain, Georgia, northeast of Atlanta. She shares her home with various rescued cats, one of which served as the inspiration for Marmalade, Biscuit McKee's feline friend and sidekick. Her writing is light-hearted, but often prone to deeply moving thoughtfulness. She has captivated a wide base of fans who like to mix their entertainment with a large dose of meaning. --This text refers to the paperback edition.

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It is with pleasure that we can welcome the fourth installment of Fran Stewart's "rainbow" mystery series featuring the wholly feline Marmalade and her human companion, Biscuit McKee.Unlike so many cat stories that turn cats into cutesy sleuths, the Biscuit McKee Mystery Series allows Marmalade to be a cat. Anyone who truly knows cats will appreciate Marmalade-McKee's wholly independent, sincerely loving, completely feline, empathic partner in life and crime.If you are new to the series, do please enjoy your trip to Martinsville in Blue as Blue Jeans, but don't stop here. Go back and see what happened in Orange as Marmalade, Yellow as Legal Pads, and Green as a Garden Hose. Then, with the rest of us, wait in anticipation for the rest of the rainbow to reveal its colors.

--Brian J. Corrigan
Award-Winning author of The Poet of Loch Ness and Professor of Renaissance Literature,
North Georgia College and State University

--This text refers to an alternate kindle_edition edition.

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B0B3PX1RXD
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ My Own Ship Press (June 19, 2022)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ June 19, 2022
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 655 KB
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 250 pages
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.2 4.2 out of 5 stars 35 ratings

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As a child in an Air Force family, I moved around a lot. So often that I attended high school in three different states. I found myself dreaming of small-town life, neighbors knowing neighbors, and everyone attending the town social. When I began to write mysteries it made sense - they would take place in the small quaint town I always wanted—except for the murders...

I've completed the 3-book ScotShop Mystery Series, the 11-book Biscuit McKee Series, A Slaying Song Tonight and, in nonfiction, a book to help aspiring writers (From The Tip Of My Pen) as well as my 6-volume beekeeping memoir (BeesKnees) and my 3-volumes CLEAR series of mini-memoirs. Now my focus is on teaching people how to write the stories of their lives.

My latest endeavor is AFTER I DIE: WHAT MY EXECUTOR WILL NEED TO KNOW, a book designed to help people gather the vital information their executor will need in order to carry out their wishes after death.

An upcoming fantasy novella, TURNAROUND, will feature gentle blue-scaled four-eyed creatures with uncanny healing powers. They live in an alternate reality of the town of Russell Gap, which was first introduced to the readers of my Biscuit McKee Mystery Series. Biscuit and Marmalade make cameo appearances in TURNAROUND.

I, along with assorted rescue cats, live and write quietly among the trees beside a creek on the other side of Hog Mountain in Georgia. In my spare time, I love to read, sing, knit, put together jigsaw puzzles, and feed the birds. Should I ever crave the attention of canines, my Australian Shepherd grand-dog lives nearby and provides lots of doggie licks and laughter.

Thank you for clearing this up,

Always looking for inspiration, I live my life with enthusiasm, excitement, and positive expectancy.

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4.0 out of 5 stars 4th Volume in Biscuit McKee series
Reviewed in the United States on June 19, 2023
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Each book in this series starts with a color. Perhaps the most important is the first: Orange as Marmalade, after the orange cat that is an important part of the series. She comments repeatedly on issues and has helped Biscuit and others find things. In book 3 she saved Biscuit's life. Biscuit, herself, moved to the most isolated of 5 towns in an isolated valley to run the newly established library. She met the town policeman and married him. They bought a house from an elderly woman; it had a wonderful garden and a 40 year old secret revealed in this volume. Also, two people returned to town after their abusive father died. Surprises and tragedies ensure. For such a small, isolated town, there are a lot of bad people who show up.
Stewart uses her characters to speak of serious issues like mental illness and often hidden child abuse as well as encouraging good ecology in our lives. It is a well written book, best read after 1-3. Though women predominate, male readers can enjoy it as well.
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Diana Stewart Alishouse
5.0 out of 5 stars A Rainbow of Mystery Books
Reviewed in the United States on August 13, 2007
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BLUE AS BLUE JEANS, the fourth--after ORANGE AS MARMALADE, YELLOW AS LEGAL PADS, and GREEN AS A GARDEN HOSE--of Fran Stewart's Biscuit McKee Mystery Series continues the stories of Martinsville, a small town tucked away in a valley in northern Georgia. Biscuit McKee, the town librarian, and her cat Marmalade (Excuse me, I am not her cat. She is my human.) Ahem. Marmalade and her human, Widelap, are busy again when the swollen Metoochie River that runs through Martinsville deposits a body in the wreckage of the town dock.
I like the graceful way Fran Stewart handles the more sinister currents of her plots while keeping her characters, even the nasty ones, believable. She tells her stories without throwing muck in the reader's face. Along the way her readers pick up delightful tidbits about such topics as gardening, health, and spirituality.
Be sure to note the dates given at the beginning of the chapters. I didn't at first and had a little trouble keeping track of some of the twists and turns of the story. Checking the chapter headings set me straight again.
This is an enjoyable read. Treat yourself -- go back and read her earlier books, too.
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Beckett Shiona
3.0 out of 5 stars Depressing
Reviewed in the United States on December 6, 2012
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The title for this book in the series was correct. It was very much a downer. I've lreally enjoyed the books in this series, but this one was quite a disappointment. It was certainly not a story to read if one was already feeling depressed.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Blue as blue jeans
Reviewed in the United States on January 22, 2015
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Bob is my hero and Biscuit is one lucky lady. My only gripe would be there is no epilogue. I like loose ends to be tied up nice and neat.
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funkatall
5.0 out of 5 stars Easy read
Reviewed in the United States on May 9, 2012
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If you like mysteries and cats, great book. The characters are fun. It is great to move through the series, because you get acquainted with Biscuit and her friends and family. There are references in the books about things that happened in earlier books. However, the individual book is great on its own.
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Kelly H. Walter
4.0 out of 5 stars Blue as Blue Jeans
Reviewed in the United States on January 7, 2013
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Another fun mystery from Fran Stewart. You never know what the critters are up
to or even the humans!

An enjoyable read.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful series
Reviewed in the United States on July 31, 2012
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This is just one book in a delightful series with characters that are enjoyable and a cat named Marmalade who is wise beyond her years. She has creative names for the people in her life and insight into the mystery at hand. Affordable and wonderful series!
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Marg Bennett
4.0 out of 5 stars I like this book
Reviewed in the United States on May 27, 2013
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Fran Stewart prokes thought on disturbing social issues while providing an entertaining read worth the time to enjoy this book./
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